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I have fond memories of Captain Pugwash on the 'telly' when I was a youngster. Sailing the seven seas in the famous Black Pig with his crew (Master Bates, Cabin Boy Tom and all) and coming up against the arch-villain Cut-Throat Jake sailing the Flying Dustman!

Happy memories indeed! My eldest, now 41, once thoroughly enjoyed Captain Pugwash and also Mary, Mungo and Midge which I have learnt from the obituary was another of John Ryan's creations. Both these programmes used to hold him spellbound.

And like Dorothy I was a regular reader of 'Girl' and I also used to read my brother's 'Eagle' but until now had no idea that Lettice Leefe and Harris Tweed were also creations by the same very talented artist.

George, there was no character called Master Bates in "Captain Pugwash". John Ryan actually received an apology from the Grauniad for publishing this canard. The character was, in fact, Master Mate. I seem to remember another ecclesiastic in his Herald cartoons called Monsignor Ceribrandi (there was a high ranking Vatican diplomat at the time by the name of Gaetano Alibrandi). Another of John Ryan's creations for TV was Sir Prancelot. He gave much fun to many. Requiescat in pace.

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